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MIKE THE CURLING GUY:Broomgate - My 2 centsIn case you missed it, the Brier internet world is all abuzz over Ryan Fry and the Harndens moving or whacking Team Ontario on a few occasions to keep them from making flat spots on the ice with their hands / knees.

COACH BILL:Dealing With On Ice IssuesI'm writing this during the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary. During a game last evening (03.02.15), there was an "incident" on the ice that I feel is worthy of note. Here's what happened.During the game, a player from Team A, as part of his delivery, when coming to a stop, tended to place a knee on the ice surface. Apparently a member of Team B, noting this, as diplomatically as possible, mentioned this to Team B. When it happened subsequently, a member of Team B, using his brush, indicated to the offending member of Team A about the issue.At the time of this writing, again apparently, Team A has lodged something of a protest over the incident involving the member of Team B who used his brush to draw attention to the placing of the knee on the ice surface. Here's...

WHEELCHAIR CURLING:Consider supporting us!The cost for a production like Nationals even through Live Stream is expensive. Unless we find a way for private support and/or sponsorship for Nationals coverage there is a real possibility that this will be lost. Rest assured that every dollar raised is going back to the sport of WC Curling and the providing the blog for your everyday information.Your support will assure not only the success of the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship but the continuation of coverage for the sport of wheelchair curling throughout Canada and the world.Every little bit helps; $5 makes the difference. Spread the word, save your coverage!Subscribe to Updates;nbsp;Show AllExperience firsthand the pride ;nbsp;in supporting our cause. ;nbsp;As little as $5 can make the difference!As the world leader in reporting...

CURL WITH MATH:Strategy at the ScottiesFinally wrapping up this article as I sit in a quiet Calgary arena, awaiting the historic Brier Pre-qualifier between Yukon and PEI. ;nbsp;One day I can bounce my grandchild on my knee and say I was here. At which point he/she will likely poop in their diapers.The Saddledome is mostly empty, save for a pre-qual pre-preparation, held by CCA;nbsp;Csar;nbsp;Director, Warren Hansen.Heeding the advice of Tiger's mom, Warren wears red for strengthRather than struggle with the decision of whether I can bring myself to bet on PEI at -454 against Yukon, let me get back to the big event last weekend and cover some of the stranger decisions at the Scotties...Play-off - 3 vs 4: Saskatchewan vs Team CanadaStefanie Lawton reached this same position in her three previous Scotties as a skip, and finally...

BOB WEEKS ON CURLING:The Rock or the Soo? The battle...In addition to knocking heads on the ice, Brad Gushue and Brad Jacobs are also shaking hands and kissing babies off of it.;nbsp;Of course they do that everywhere, but this time it's with the purpose of trying to win over appeal for bringing the Brier to their region.As the Sun's Terry Jones reports, it appears the decision of host site for the Brier in two years comes down to St. John's or Sault Ste. Marie.Jacobs said his team is at the call of their coach Tom Coulterman when it comes to the Soo bid.;nbsp;"He's the chair of the committee and we're basically on board to do everything we can to help to promote the Brier and bring it to Sault Ste. Marie.;nbsp;Gushue is actually spearheading the bid for St. John's trying to convince everybody he meets here into...

PLAYDOWNS:Megan Smith Rink Earns Canada Games...By kerr Congratulations to the Megan Smith rink for winning GOLD at the Canada Winter Games (female division). The Smith rink (Smith,Kira Brunton, Mikaela Cheslock, Emma Johnson, Coach Chris Johnson) hail from the Sudbury Curling Club and represented Ontario at the Games. They earned this berth by winning gold at the Ontario Winter Games last [...]

OTTAWA CITIZEN:Olympic curling trials to be in...The Canadian curling teams at 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea will be determined in Ottawa. The Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings team trials will take place at Canadian Tire Centre on Dec. 2-10, 2017. Curling Canada also disclosed Monday that the final pre-trials qualifying event would be held in Summerside, P.E.I., on Nov. 6-12, 2017. The process for determining the competing teams and formats for both events will be announced before the end of this curling season, the association added. The eventual winners will wear Canadian colours in the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, South Korea. Already qualified for the 2017 Road to the Roar Pre-Trials at Summerside are the winning teams from the 2014 Home Hardware Canada Cup skipped by Winnipeg's Mike McEwen...